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– The global manufacturing industry is becoming more competitive. Munjal Showa, a shock absorber manufacturer in India, is using indigenous development of lean machines by incorporating concepts of lean manufacturing and low-cost automation techniques to increase their competitiveness. This new approach has helped the company to reduce cost of manufacturing and to increase productivity by reducing cycle time and down time. The purpose of this paper is to offer an in depth study of how at Munjal Showa Ltd lean machines are being developed and manufactured. This paper explores how a cumbersome machine was transformed into a lean machine.
– This paper explores how a cumbersome machine was transformed into a lean machine.
– This new approach has helped the company to reduce cost of manufacturing and to increase productivity by reducing cycle time and down time.
– The paper discusses the process of converting one cumbersome machine to a lean machine.
– Creativity before capital. In lean, team brainstorming of ideas and solutions is emphasized instead of spending large sums of money on capital expenditures
– The cockpit model eases pressure of incumbents on the shop floor.
– The concepts espoused in the paper has increased productivity by 3.45 times and reduced costs.